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How to make more successful enterprise software purchases

When purchasing enterprise software, some organizations wait for the implementation phase to flesh out fully detailed requirements. See the advantages of moving this work to the requirements gathering phase of the project.

20 Apr 2015 4 mins

Business IT Alignment CIO IT Governance Frameworks

Buyer beware: How auditing RFPs can help you make smarter enterprise software purchases

Aggressive salespeople and u201cover-optimisticu201d RFPs can doom enterprise software projects. Audit RFPs to verify they meet requirements as claimed before purchasing the software, and avoid software disasters.

15 Apr 2015 4 mins

CIO Enterprise IT Governance Frameworks

Hit the jackpot when selecting enterprise software by using RFP scoring

Enterprise software RFPs with open questions requiring short essay answers are difficult to evaluate. See how RFP scoring takes the gambling out of selecting best-fit software.

13 Apr 2015 4 mins

Business IT Alignment CIO IT Governance

Dropbox? When is it OK to say ‘yes’?

A healthcare CIO reverses course and lets doctors use the cloud service, but only with a layer of data encryption for security.

10 Apr 2015 3 mins

Cloud Security Cloud Storage Healthcare Industry

Why you must rate enterprise software requirements

While rating requirements for importance is critical to selecting best-fit enterprise software, other benefits that flow from the exercise are reduced implementation costs and improved end user buy-in.

10 Apr 2015 4 mins

CIO Enterprise IT Governance Frameworks

Federal CIOs want SLA assurances from cloud vendors

Industry officials call on cloud providers to offer provisions in service agreements with government agencies that address vendor lock-in and data ownership.

9 Apr 2015 4 mins

CIO Government Managed Cloud Services

CoreOS moves tectonic plates, Docker may feel earthquakes

CoreOS gets $12 million funding from Google Ventures, announced Tectonic.

8 Apr 2015 4 mins

Linux Open Source Virtualization

Turbo-charge ROI when buying enterprise software

Enterprise software purchases fail to deliver expected ROI because the wrong products are selected. See why it is worth making the effort to identify the best-fit software for your particular needs.

8 Apr 2015 4 mins

Business IT Alignment CIO IT Governance

Zoho bolsters cloud tools with expense report features

Zoho Expense, a new expense report tool, represents the company's latest step in its plan to deliver an integrated cloud-based experience for employers and their staffs.

7 Apr 2015 2 mins

Cloud Computing Enterprise Applications Small and Medium Business

Mirantis joins the Cloud Foundry; Nebula shuts down operations

Major shakeup in the OpenStack ranks

6 Apr 2015 4 mins

Cloud Computing Open Source OpenStack

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